Evidence-Based Practice Implementation, Part 1: Selecting Interventions

Evidence-based practice is a critical skill for nurses and health care professionals. Because interprofessional teams are based in a culture of clinical inquiry, they must ask important practice questions, search for and appraise relevant evidence, and, based on the best available evidence, design single, bundle, or blended interventions to improve targeted outcomes. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research is an implementation science model that teams can use to not only plan these interventions but also implement and evaluate selected interventions in the local practice setting. This article, as part 1 of a series, will review considerations for designing interventions using a collection of Critical Care Nurse articles on hospital-acquired pressure injury prevention initiatives as exemplars. In part 2, I will explore the process of planning and executing the most effective strategies to embed the evidence-based intervention into practice in a sustainable way.